It would seem that at some point everyone passes through Provincetown, MA. For Lou Bigelow, who was doing just that, it was an afternoon bike ride through town which changed her life forever. In "The Maytrees", Pulitzer prize-winner, Annnie Dillard, introduces readers to the world of Toby and Lou and their Bohemian friends as they spend their days alonng the tip of Cape Cod. The soft and graceful voice of the prose is reminiscent of her previous works in its rich desccriptions and effortless progression of action- in short, it is a true joy to discover what Dillard lays out for you to find. In this novel which explores "nature's vastness and nearness" and in only 216 pages; it is not to be missed.
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It would seem that at some point everyone passes through Provincetown, MA. For Lou Bigelow, who was doing just that, it was an afternoon bike ride through town which changed her life forever. In "The Maytrees", Pulitzer prize-winner, Annnie Dillard, introduces readers to the world of Toby and Lou and their Bohemian friends as they spend their days alonng the tip of Cape Cod. The soft and graceful voice of the prose is reminiscent of her previous works in its rich desccriptions and effortless progression of action- in short, it is a true joy to discover what Dillard lays out for you to find. In this novel which explores "nature's vastness and nearness" and in only 216 pages; it is not to be missed.